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Council votes to enter closed session to consult with city attorney

Roanoke Rapids City Council · February 18, 2026
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Summary

At the Feb. 17 meeting the council voted to go into closed session to consult with the city attorney under North Carolina law; Strickland moved and Bryant seconded the motion.

The Roanoke Rapids City Council voted on Feb. 17 to go into closed session to consult with the city attorney.

Council member Strickland moved "to go into closed session to consult with the city attorney as allowed by NCGS statute," and Council member Bryant seconded the motion. The council then voted by voice to enter closed session.

Clarifying detail: during the meeting the statute citation was given in garbled form; the North Carolina statute authorizing closed sessions to consult with an attorney is N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143‑318.11. The motion in the transcript cited the state statute text as spoken.

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